linux-kernel - Re: [update5] [PATCH] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels and initrds

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Message-ID: <48D9471E.9090108@knaff.lu>
Date:	Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:44:30 +0200
From:	Alain Knaff <alain@...ff.lu>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	w@....eu
Subject: Re: [update5] [PATCH] init: bzip2 or lzma -compressed kernels and
 initrds

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Just did so, and it broke my first test build.
> 
> arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.o: In function `relocated':
> (.text+0x28): undefined reference to `_end'
> make[3]: *** [arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [bzImage] Error 2
> make: *** [sub-make] Error 2
> 
>     -hpa

Just leave the changes in head_64.S away; this was only about improved
memory management. It is not strictly needed, as the change in
/include/asm-x86/boot.h still makes sure that the heap is big enough,
even for bzip2

Regards,

Alain

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